One hour weekday news broadcast to air.
SABC3's new viewing takes effect from April 1, most
noticeably with an hour-long in-depth news broadcast which will air in the new
time-slot of 18h30 to 19h30 on weekdays.
In other major changes; prime time weekday viewing is now
scheduled thematically by day, which see's the daily 20h00 programmes moving to
20h30 amongst other shows, perennial favourite Top Billing moves from Tuesdays at 20h00 to Thursdays at 20h30.
In the most significant change, SABC3 will now have a TV
news bulletin lasting 60 minutes and will be the first English news bulletin of
the evening covering national and global news in-depth while also including
some regional news. There will be more extensive interviews, longer live
crossings and more comprehensive sport, business and weather bulletins including
user generated content.
Commenting on the new schedule, acting General Manager at
SABC3 Lefa Afrika said: “We believe the new schedule will better service our
audiences’ needs by simplifying and focusing programming, and at the same
create opportunities for new content which we will be introducing during the
year. We are delighted that our news slot will be an hour-long and believe that
this will become the news bulletin of choice among South African audiences.”
The new Monday to Friday viewing schedule is: 17h30 Days of Our Lives; 18h30 News; 19h30 Isidingo; 20:00 Sitcom slot - My Family, 30 Rock, Safe As Houses, Rules of
Engagement
Mondays to Thursdays at 20h30: Major drama, entertainment
and reality shows like Survivor/Amazing
Race, High Rollers (new), Top Billing.
From 21h30 to 22h30: weekday
international dramas including show like Human
Target 2, The Client List, Torchwood, Supernatural, The Mentalist 2, The
Cleaner and Law & Order.
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